MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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